# Non selectable placeholder at top of dropdown list

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/non-selectable-placeholder-at-top-of-dropdown-list/25048>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/non-selectable-placeholder-at-top-of-dropdown-list/25048 "2019-02-04T14:13:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/non-selectable-placeholder-at-top-of-dropdown-list/25048/1 "2019-02-04T14:13:12Z")

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When creating a dropdown list in Formloom 4, is there a way to make the top item a non-selectable placeholder or header? So for example, the list might be:

Please Select…(non selectable)  
option 1  
option 2  
option 3

…where the user MUST select one of the options. Easy enogh to make the filed mandatory but the problem with just putting ‘Please select’ as a selectable option is that they can of course simply choose ‘Please Select’ which is not veery helpful!

I’m sure I did this once a long time back but cannot remember where (if indeed I succeeded).

Particularly interested in Formloom as this is what I use by default However other solutions also of interest.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/non-selectable-placeholder-at-top-of-dropdown-list/25048/2 "2019-03-07T00:13:19Z")

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